Statistics Canada to release October jobs report this morning
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is set to release its October labour force survey this morning. RBC says it expects the economy added a modest 15,000 jobs...
UAE-based broadcaster censors satiric ‘Last Week Tonight’ over Saudi Arabia and Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai-based television network broadcasting across the Mideast cut substantial portions of an episode of the satiric news program “Last...
Japan’s prime minister visits Manila to boost defense ties in the face of China’s growing aggression
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japan’s prime minister began a two-day visit on Friday to the Philippines, where he’s expected to announce a security aid package and...
Earthquake rattles Greek island near Athens, but no injuries or serious damage reported
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled an island near Athens early Friday, but local officials had no immediate reports of injuries or serious...
All or nothing for defending champion England against old foe Australia at Cricket World Cup
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — England’s defense of the Cricket World Cup title it won so narrowly four years ago has come down to a simple calculation:...
Investigators are being sent to US research base on Antarctica to look into sexual violence concerns
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The watchdog office overseeing the National Science Foundation is sending investigators to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station after hearing concerns about the prevalence...
A fire at a drug rehabilitation center in Iran kills 27 people, injures 17 others, state media say
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fire broke out at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Iran on Friday, killing at least 27 people, state media reported....
Israel’s encirclement of Gaza City tightens as top US diplomat arrives to push for humanitarian aid
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Friday to press for more humanitarian aid to be allowed...
Australian woman faces 3 charges of murder after her guests died from eating poisonous mushrooms
MORWELL, Australia (AP) — A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s parents and an aunt poisonous mushrooms with lunch appeared in an Australian court Friday, charged...
NDP remains committed to freezing electricity rates
The NDP government won’t be pulling the plug on its promise to freeze electricity rates after Manitoba Hydro slashed its projected profits by $225 million following...